by Lois C. Ferrara | Apr 21, 2020 | Business News
New Delhi: The coronavirus-driven lockdown and social distancing measures have led to higher dependence on digital tools, driving demand for telecom services, and there is “miniscule” financial impact on service delivery given essential nature of communications offerings, according to Edelweiss. However, the lockdown is expected to arrest 4G subscriber addition and churn while accelerating SIM-consolidation, […]
by Lois C. Ferrara | Apr 19, 2020 | Business News
The Covid-19 crisis has meant a postponement of many competitive exams and a time of uncertainty for students across the board. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, Union minister for human resource development, is helming efforts to minimise disruption while prioritising the...
by Lois C. Ferrara | Apr 18, 2020 | Business News
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Friday said China’s real death toll from coronavirus was “far higher,” even after officials issued a new count sharply raising the number of dead in Wuhan, where the pandemic began. “China has just...
by Lois C. Ferrara | Apr 15, 2020 | Business News
Mumbai: Several private banks are struggling to convince depositors to stay put, but a clutch of small-finance banks (SFB) have no such concerns to address. In fact, they have seen their deposit base climb as high as 30% in the March quarter. Caveat emptor: They offer...
by Lois C. Ferrara | Apr 3, 2020 | Business News
New Delhi: Countries that do not have a BCG vaccination policy saw ten times greater incidence of and mortality from Covid-19, compared with those who do, a forthcoming study from medical researchers in the US and UK, which analysed data from 178 countries, has found....
